Cabinet Approves Revised Rashtriya Gokul Mission with ₹3,400 Crore Allocation:
The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has approved the Revised Rashtriya Gokul Mission (RGM) to enhance livestock sector growth. The revised scheme, implemented as a Central Sector component of the Development Programmes scheme, has been allocated a total of ₹3,400 crore during the 15th Finance Commission cycle (2021-22 to 2025-26), with an additional ₹1,000 crore. The mission aims to boost milk production, genetic improvement, and farmer incomes while preserving India’s indigenous bovine breeds through scientific interventions.